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lune -13, 1933.

E. E. sMEgTANA 1,913,460

CONTAINER Filed Jan. ze, 193s Invenlor Patented June 13, `192.3 s

UNITED STATES `EDWARD E. SMETANA, or

My invention relates generally to con-` y tainers, and particularly to containers having a plurality of compartments, each having a separatemeans for gaining access thereto. s It is an important object of my invention to provide a device of the characterdescribed wherein the compartments are bodily separable,`but coact in such a manner as to each complete the other, and form a whole which is easily manipulable to discharge separately the contents of each individual compartment, without effecting discharge of the contents ofthe other.

It is also an important object of my inveni tion to provide adeviee of the character described, wherein during discharge position of one compartment, the other compartment will be so positioned as to be prevented from discharging gravitationally. Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from a readingof the `following deseriptionin connection with the drawing,`wherein for purposes of illustration I haveshown a preferred embodiment of my invention. V1

In the drawing s `Figure 1 isa transversevvertical sectional `view through an embodiment of the invention.

93 [Figure 2 is a top plan View of Figure 1.

The construction and. arrangement and` formation of the parts of the invention and the manner `of their coaction has been expressly designed to provide notonly for attractiveness in appearance and form and ease of manipulation, but with considerations of ease of manufacture froma` number of different materials in view. s Referring in detail to the drawing wherein `like numerals refer to like parts throughout the same, the numeral 5 designates generally the body,` which comprises the lower compartment generally designated 6 andthe upper compartment generally designated 7 `The lower compartment 6 comprises a bottom and base portion 8 upon which is erected a hollow upwardly extending barrel vbody portion 9 which terminates in a flattened top 10 provided centrally with an upwardly pro- `neck 13.

-jecting; Aneck 11,.; enteriorly.` i i threaded as indicated at 12.` y a ...In one side of the.l compartmentg atythe juncture of the flat :top10 and the Side wall thereof is ant upwardly andI angularly `645 disposedneck lslwhich is exteriorly. screwjthreaded as:` indicated `atletareceive a threadedjrclosure capl, which for.` certain purposes may `be provided with ,disharge perforations 16. `Either the neck 11 ord-the 6,0 neck 11i may be used for filling purposeafand `the neck 14, `will be used almost exclusively fordischarge purposes. s ,1 i

The uppercompartment 7comprises` anin verted {ruste-conical base portion 17 ori-which a6 is erecteda ,hollow three-quarter spherical body `18:,which is providedin one side-of its rounded top `with an upwardly and angularly lelirectedr `neck 19 whichV ,is` exteriorly screwthreadedas indicated at 1201:0 receive a screwfw ythreaded cap 21h` .which may belpiovided, in its top` with-i V,discharge. perfaraltions 22.

The base 17 isprovided with `a vertical recess opening from its bottom` which is gen- .p erally designated 23. s Its slide walls are 7,6 screw-threaded as indicated at 24 for threading upon the eXteriorly screw-threaded neck` 11 of the lower compartmentfor closing the same. The neck 19 is to be utilized for both discharge and filling the compartment 7. :$50,

`The entire compartment 7 acts as a closure `for the compartment 6, specifically the neck 11 thereof, while the compartment 6 acts as s i a'` base and support for the upper compartment 7 and as a handle for the manipulation 85 of the compartment 7 Likewise the compartment 7 may be utilized asa handle for manipulating the lower compartment 6 as when pouring material from the spout or `The compartments maybe made of any suitable material such as metal orrceramic materials, and either cast, moulded or in any other way manufactured and formed to the approximate` form and contours illustrated 9,5 and described.`

The screw-threads l2 on the lower compartment neck 11 and the screw-threads 24 in the recess Q3 of the upper compartment7 are so related that the spouts or necks 19, 13 will ,1100

be diametrically opposed when the compartments are assembled together, so that when a pouring operation is being conducted with one of the spouts, no pouring will take place Y Y from the other spout or nec The pouring being done by tiltin the device, these effects occur 'necessarily from the .arrangements shown and described. It should be noted that while filling of the lower compartment may be done by removing the closure cap 15, that the filling would ordinarily be done by removing the compartment 7 so as to gain access to the interior of the compartment 6 through the neck 1l, in which case the compartment '7 is more properly referred to as a cover for' the compartment 6.l Y

Although I haveshown and described herein a preferred embodiment of my invention7 it is to be definitely understood that I do not desire toV limit the application of the invention thereto, and any change or changes may be made ,in material and structure and arrangement of parts, within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the subjoined claim; i

` `What is claimed is A device of Ythe character described comprising a hollow base constituting a lower compartment and having a filling neck, a hollow cover connected to the base and closing the filling neck, and constituting an upper i compartment, a discharge spout on each compartment, the spouts being directed in different directions, the upper compartment being the handlefor the lower compartment.

'- In testimony whereof I aiix my signature.

EDWARD E. SMETANA. 

